# CVE-2026-18048: WP Photo Album Plus < 9.2.07.002 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary ZIP File Deletion via delmyzip Path Traversal

> Unauthenticated attackers can delete arbitrary ZIP files on the server via path traversal in WP Photo Album Plus.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 12 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7qh7-857w-wvvg

## What is CVE-2026-18048?

CVE-2026-18048 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown WP Photo Album Plus, published on 12 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The WP Photo Album Plus WordPress plugin before 9.2.07.002 does not validate a client-controlled value used to build a file path in one of its public endpoint actions, and performs no authorisation check on it, allowing unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary ZIP archives on the server, including ones stored outside the web root.

Weakness: CWE-73 (External Control of File Name or Path)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-18048?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-18048?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-18048 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-18048 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-18048 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-18048 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-18048 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown WP Photo Album Plus, published on 12 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-18048 exists.

Affected product: Unknown WP Photo Album Plus. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-18048/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-18048/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-18048
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18048
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-18048

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-18048/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.